Colonel William A. Phillips

The 1999 FIA GT Championship was the third season of FIA GT Championship, an auto racing series endorsed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The races featured grand touring cars and awarded a drivers and teams championship. The season began on 11 April 1999 and ended 26 November 1999 after ten races in Europe, the United States, and China.

Following the domination of Mercedes-Benz the previous two seasons, pre-season entries for the GT1 category were so few that the FIA and SRO chose to eliminate the class for 1999. The former GT2 class became the sole category of cars eligible for the championships, although cars from national championships were allowed to participate on an invitational basis at some events. Chrysler Viper Team Oreca dominated the championship for the entire season, winning all but one race en route to the Teams title. Olivier Beretta won his second-consecutive championship, sharing the Drivers title with teammate Karl Wendlinger, earning six of Oreca's nine race victories.

Schedule

For the first time in the history of both the FIA GT Championship and its predecessor series, the BPR Global GT Endurance Championship, a 1,000 km (620 mi) endurance race was not part of the season as the 1000 km Suzuka was dropped from the schedule, instead all races were held to a 500 km (310 mi) distance. The Japanese event was replaced by a race at the Zhuhai International Circuit, which the BPR series had visited in 1996. Dijon-Prenois was also not retained from 1998, replaced by the Zolder and Monza, which started the season. The series initially planned to retain the A1-Ring before the event was replaced by a second American event at Watkins Glen. The two American rounds were intended to be run in conjunction with the United States Road Racing Championship before the series was canceled in the summer of 1999, although American teams were invited to participate as non-scoring entries.

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Aprimatic Trophy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	11 April
2	P&O Stena Line Silverstone 500	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom	9 May
3	Hockenheim 500	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany	27 June
4	Hungaroring 500	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary	4 July
5	Castrol Belcar FIA GT	Zolder Circuit, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	18 July
6	Oschersleben 500	Motopark Oschersleben, Oschersleben, Germany	8 August
7	International Car Races	Donington Park, Leicestershire, United Kingdom	5 September
8	Miami 500	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, United States	26 September
9	Bosch Sports Car Oktoberfest	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, United States	3 October
10	Zhuhai 500	Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai, China	28 November
Source:^[1]

Entries

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	M	1	Olivier Beretta	1–2, 4–10
					Karl Wendlinger	1–2, 4–10
					Luca Drudi	3
					Justin Bell	3
				2	Jean-Philippe Belloc	All
					David Donohue	1–2, 8–9
					Justin Bell	2, 7
					Dominique Dupuy	3–4
					Marc Duez	5–6
					Vincent Vosse	10
Roock Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	3	Stéphane Ortelli	1–4
					Claudia Hürtgen	1–4
					Adam Topping	10
					Robert Schirle	10
					Ugo Colombo	10
				4	André Ahrlé	1–5
					Hubert Haupt	1–5
					Claudia Hürtgen	5
Roock Sportsystem Michael Eschmann				5	Michael Eschmann	1–4
					Hugh Price	1
					John Robinson	1
					Paul Hulverscheid	2–4, 6
					Sascha Maassen	3–4, 6
					Ben Lievens	5
					Michel Meers	5
					Stéphane Ortelli	6
				32	Raffaele Sangiuolo	2
					John Robinson	2
					Hugh Price	2
Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	6	Franz Konrad	All
					Bob Wollek	1, 3–4, 6
					Mike Hezemans	2, 8–9
					Altfrid Heger	5
					Sascha Maassen	7, 10
				7	Charles Slater	8–9
					Ugo Colombo	8
					Jesús Diez de Villarroel	9
					Peter Worm	10
					Batti Pregliasco	10
Haberthur Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	8	Luca Cappellari	1–9
					Michel Neugarten	1, 3–5
					Filippo Salvarni	1
					Angelo Zadra	2
					Patrice Goueslard	2–4
					Marco Spinelli	5
					Patrick Vuillaume	6–10
					Axel Röhr	6
					Raffaele Sangiuolo	7
					Paolo Rapetti	8
					David Kicak	9
					Rino Mastronardi	10
					Jacques Corbet	10
				9	Mauro Casadei	All
					Stefano Bucci	1–4
					Andrea Garbagnati	1–2, 4, 7–10
					Patrick Vuillaume	5
					Raffaele Sangiuolo	5
					Roberto Mangifesta	6
					Ivan Jacoma	6
					Massimo Cattori	7
Marcos Racing International	Marcos LM600	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	D	10	Cor Euser	1, 3–4
					Mike Hezemans	1, 6
					Herman Buurman	3–4, 6
					Vincent Dupont	5
					Hans Willems	5
				11	Cor Euser	5
				11	Herman Buurman	5
Freisinger Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	15	Wolfgang Kaufmann	All
					Michel Ligonnet	1–7
					Bob Wollek	8–10
				16	Manfred Jurasz	All
					Ray Lintott	1
					Luis Marques	2
					Yukihiro Hane	3–7, 9–10
					Lance Stewart	8
Chamberlain Motorsport	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	M	18	Ni Amorim	1–7, 10
					Will Hoy	1–2
					Toni Seiler	2–7
					Vincent Vosse	8–9
					Xavier Pompidou	8–9
					Hans Hugenholtz Jr.	8, 10
					Michel Ligonnet	9–10
				19	Christian Vann	All
					Christian Gläsel	All
					Hans Hugenholtz Jr.	2
Bovi Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		20	Attila Barta	1, 4
					Kálmán Bódis	1, 4
					Ferenc Rátkai	1
					Zoltán Zengő	4
Paul Belmondo Racing	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	D	21	Claude-Yves Gosselin	1–7
					Paul Belmondo	1–5, 7–10
					Marc Rostan	2
					Emmanuel Clérico	4, 6, 8
					Luca Drudi	9
					Dominique Dupuy	10
				22	Emmanuel Clérico	1, 3
					Christophe Pillon	1
					Steffan Widmann	3–7
					Marc Rostan	3, 8
					Mike Hezemans	4, 7
					Alex Portman	5
					Jean-Marc Gounon	6
					Alain Filhol	7
					"Raël"	8–9
					Steve Pfeffer	9
Werner	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	23	Francis Werner	2–5, 7
					Jacques Piattier	2–5, 7
					Philippe Auvray	2, 4–5
RWS	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		24	Horst Felbermayr	1–7
RWS	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		24	Horst Felbermayr Jr.	1–7
Lister Storm Racing	Lister Storm GT2	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	M	25	Julian Bailey	1–3, 5, 7
					Bobby Verdon-Roe	1–2
					Tiff Needell	1–2
					Jamie Campbell-Walter	3, 5
					Tim Sugden	3
					Andy Wallace	5, 7
					William Hewland	7
				34	Mike Hezemans	3, 5
				34	David Hart	3, 5
Ruggero Grassi	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		26	Ruggero Grassi	1
Ruggero Grassi	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		26	Anssi Münz	1
MAC Racing	Porsche 911	Porsche 3.4 L Flat-6		27	Luciano Tamburini	1
MAC Racing	Porsche 911	Porsche 3.4 L Flat-6		27	Ruggero Melgrati	1
Ebimotors	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		28	Fabio Babini	1
Ebimotors	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		28	Massimo Frigerio	1
Autorlando	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	29	Marco Spinelli	1, 7
					Fabio Villa	1, 7
					Gabriele Sabatini	1, 7
BVB	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	30	Max Beaverbroock	2, 7
					Geoff Lister	2
					Martin Stretton	7
Sunauto	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	31	Jean-Pierre Jarier	2, 4
					François Lafon	2, 4
					Michel Neugarten	2
GLPK Racing	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 8.0 L V10	D	33	Vincent Vosse	1–7
					Didier Defourny	1–7
					Marc Duez	2
					Anthony Kumpen	4
					Jean-François Hemroulle	4
Porsche Zentrum Regensburg	Porsche 911 Turbo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		35	Michael Trunk	6
	Porsche 911 Turbo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		35	Bernhard Müller	6
	Porsche 911 Cup	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6		36	Josef Jobst	6
					Klaus Gebendorfer	6
					Günther Kronseder	6
Cirtek Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		37	Robert Schirle	7
					Jonathan Baker	7
					Charlie Cox	7
Proton Competition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	69	Gerold Ried	1–7, 10
					Christian Ried	1–7, 10
					Patrick Vuillaume	1–4
Seikel Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	77	Richard Nearn	1–7
					Ernst Palmberger	1–6
					Nigel Smith	1–6
					Rob Wilson	7
				78	Renato Mastropietro	1–2
					Claudio Padovani	1–2
					Raffaele Sangiuolo	1, 4
					Paolo Zanichelli	2
					Jacques Schwach	3
					Bernard Schwach	3
					Didier van Straaten	3
					Xavier Pompidou	4, 7
					Max Cohen-Olivar	4, 7
					Ruggero Grassi	6
					Christian Vogler	6
					Paolo Rapetti	7
Sources:^[2]^[3]

Results and standings

Race results

Rnd	Circuit	Overall Winning Team	Report
Rnd	Circuit	Overall Winning Drivers	Report
1	Monza	No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
1	Monza	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Report
2	Silverstone	No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
2	Silverstone	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Report
3	Hockenheimring	No. 2 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
3	Hockenheimring	Jean-Philippe Belloc Dominique Dupuy	Report
4	Hungaroring	No. 2 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
4	Hungaroring	Jean-Philippe Belloc Dominique Dupuy	Report
5	Zolder	No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
5	Zolder	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Report
6	Oschersleben	No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
6	Oschersleben	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Report
7	Donington	No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
7	Donington	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Report
8	Homestead	No. 21 Paul Belmondo Racing	Report
8	Homestead	Paul Belmondo Emmanuel Clérico	Report
9	Watkins Glen	No. 2 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
9	Watkins Glen	Jean-Philippe Belloc David Donohue	Report
10	Zhuhai	No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
10	Zhuhai	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Report
Source:^[4]

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the race distance in order to be classified as a finisher. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the total race distance for their car to earn points. Teams scored points for each of its cars which finished a race in a top six placing.^[5]

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
10	6	4	3	2	1

Drivers championship

Pos.	Driver	Team	MON	SIL	HOC	HUN	ZOL	OSC	DON	HOM	WAT	ZHU	Total points
1	Olivier Beretta	Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	1	1		2	1	1	1	2	2	1	78
1	Karl Wendlinger	Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	1	1		2	1	1	1	2	2	1	78
2	Jean-Philippe Belloc	Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	2	2	1	1	Ret	2	16	4	1	5	53
3	David Donohue	Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	2	2						4	1		25
4	Dominique Dupuy	Chrysler Viper Team Oreca			1	1							24
4	Dominique Dupuy	Paul Belmondo Racing										3	24
5	Christian Gläsel	Chamberlain Motorsport	4	4	12	8	Ret	4	5	7	3	2	21
5	Christian Vann	Chamberlain Motorsport	4	4	12	8	Ret	4	5	7	3	2	21
6	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Freisinger Motorsport	3	6	5	6	4	5	Ret	5	4	4	21
7	Paul Belmondo	Paul Belmondo Racing	6	7	7	10	5		7	1	5	3	19
8	Bob Wollek	Konrad Motorsport	15		3	3		8					16
8	Bob Wollek	Freisinger Motorsport								5	4	4	16
9	Vincent Vosse	GLPK Racing	5	3	Ret	13	14	Ret	4				16
		Chamberlain Motorsport								3	6
		Chrysler Viper Team Oreca										5
10	Ni Amorim	Chamberlain Motorsport	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	2	3	6			10	14
11	Toni Seiler	Chamberlain Motorsport		Ret	Ret	4	2	3	6				14
12	Michel Ligonnet	Freisinger Motorsport	3	6	5	6	4	5	Ret				14
12	Michel Ligonnet	Chamberlain Motorsport									6	10	14
13	Franz Konrad	Konrad Motorsport	15	13	3	3	6	8	3	Ret	11	Ret	13
14	Justin Bell	Chrysler Viper Team Oreca		2	2				16				12
15	Emmanuel Clérico	Paul Belmondo Racing	Ret		Ret	10		6		1			11
16	Marc Duez	GLPK Racing		3									10
16	Marc Duez	Chrysler Viper Team Oreca					Ret	2					10
17	Julian Bailey	Lister Storm Racing	Ret	Ret	4		12		2				9
18	Didier Defourny	GLPK Racing	5	3	Ret	13	14	Ret	4				9
19	Luca Drudi	Chrysler Viper Team Oreca			2								8
19	Luca Drudi	Paul Belmondo Racing									5		8
20	Hans Hugenholtz Jr.	Chamberlain Motorsport		4						3		10	7
21	Sascha Maassen	Roock Sportsystem			9	5		14					6
21	Sascha Maassen	Konrad Motorsport							3			Ret	6
22	Xavier Pompidou	Seikel Motorsport				NC			12				5
22	Xavier Pompidou	Chamberlain Motorsport								3	6		5
23	Mike Hezemans	Marcos Racing International	13					DNS					4
		Konrad Motorsport		13						Ret	11
		Lister Storm Racing			Ret		3
		Paul Belmondo Racing				9			Ret
24	David Hart	Lister Storm Racing			Ret		3						4
25	Claude-Yves Gosselin	Paul Belmondo Racing	6	7	7	10	5	6	7				4
26	Jamie Campbell-Walter	Lister Storm Racing			4		12						3
27	Tim Sugden	Lister Storm Racing			4								3
28	Stéphane Ortelli	Roock Racing	8	5	15	16							2
28	Stéphane Ortelli	Roock Sportsystem						14					2
29	Claudia Hürtgen	Roock Racing	8	5	15	16	15						2
30	Paul Hulverscheid	Roock Sportsystem		Ret	9	5		14					2
31	Michael Eschmann	Roock Sportsystem	21	Ret	9	5							2
32	Manfred Jurasz	Freisinger Motorsport	19	Ret	14	17	7	10	9	6	8	6	2
33	Yukihiro Hane	Freisinger Motorsport			14	17	7	10	9		9	6	1
34	André Ahrlé	Roock Racing	11	Ret	6	7	15						1
34	Hubert Haupt	Roock Racing	11	Ret	6	7	15						1
35	Altfrid Heger	Konrad Motorsport					6						1
35	Lance Stewart	Freisinger Motorsport								6			1
Pos.	Driver	Team	MON	SIL	HOC	HUN	ZOL	OSC	DON	HOM	WAT	ZHU	Total points
Sources:^[4]^[6]

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Teams championship

Pos.	Team	MON	SIL	HOC	HUN	ZOL	OSC	DON	HOM	WAT	ZHU	Total points
1	Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	137
1	Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	2	2	2	2	Ret	2	16	4	2	5	137
2	Chamberlain Motorsport	4	4	12	4	2	3	5	3	3	2	40
2	Chamberlain Motorsport	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	4	6	7	6	10	40
3	Freisinger Motorsport	3	6	5	6	4	5	9	5	4	4	23
3	Freisinger Motorsport	19	Ret	14	17	7	10	Ret	6	8	6	23
4	Paul Belmondo Racing	6	7	7	9	5	6	7	1	5	3	20
4	Paul Belmondo Racing	Ret		Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7		20
5	Lister Storm Racing	Ret	Ret	4		3		2				13
5	Lister Storm Racing			Ret		12						13
6	Konrad Motorsport	15	13	3	3	6	8	3	9	11	NC	13
6	Konrad Motorsport								Ret	12	Ret	13
7	GLPK Racing	5	3	Ret	13	14	Ret	4				9
8	Roock Racing	8	5	6	7	15					9	3
8	Roock Racing	11	Ret	15	16							3
9	Roock Sportsystem	21	Ret	9	5	10	14					2
9	Roock Sportsystem		Ret									2
-	Haberthur Racing	7	Ret	8	12	9	7	14	8	9	7	0
-	Haberthur Racing	14	Ret	11	20	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	0
-	BVB		8					8				0
-	Proton Competition	Ret	10	NC	Ret	8	Ret	10				0
-	Seikel Motorsport	10	9	13	11	11	9	12				0
-	Seikel Motorsport	17	Ret	16	NC		12	Ret				0
-	Autorlando	9						11				0
-	Marcos Racing International	13		10	14	Ret	DNS					0
-	Marcos Racing International					Ret						0
-	RWS	12	11	Ret	15	Ret	11	Ret				0
-	Werner		Ret	NC	19	13		15				0
-	Sunauto		12		18							0
-	Cirtek Motorsport							13				0
-	Ruggero Grassi	16										0
-	MAC Racing	18										0
-	Bovi Motorsport	20			DNS							0
-	Ebimotors	Ret										0
-	Porsche Zentrum Regensburg						Ret					0
-	Porsche Zentrum Regensburg						Ret					0
Sources:^[4]^[7]

References

^ "FIA GT Championship Calendar 1999". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ "FIA GT Championship Entry List 1999". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ "FIA GT Championship - 1999: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "FIA GT Championship - Season 1999: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ "FIA GT Championship - 1999: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ "Points chart: 1999 FIA GT Drivers Championship". FIA GT Championship. Archived from the original on 5 May 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ "Points chart: 1999 FIA GT Teams Championship". FIA GT Championship. Archived from the original on 5 May 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

External links

[1] "FIA GT Championship Calendar 1999". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

[2] "FIA GT Championship Entry List 1999". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

[3] "FIA GT Championship - 1999: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

[1999Results-4] "FIA GT Championship - Season 1999: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

[1999Points-5] "FIA GT Championship - 1999: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

[6] "Points chart: 1999 FIA GT Drivers Championship". FIA GT Championship. Archived from the original on 5 May 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

[7] "Points chart: 1999 FIA GT Teams Championship". FIA GT Championship. Archived from the original on 5 May 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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